DENSO and TÜV Rheinland Japan Confirm Battery Passport Feasibility for AESC Energy Storage
DENSO and TÜV Rheinland Japan have jointly validated a battery passport for AESC's energy storage system, confirming its compliance with the upcoming EU Battery Regulation.
February 2027
What Happened
DENSO provided the technology to generate and manage battery passports in line with the EU Battery Regulation, while TÜV Rheinland Japan verified the data as an independent third-party certifier. The validation used real data from AESC's energy storage systems for the European market.
DENSO and TÜV Rheinland Japan signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the Digital Product Passport.
Joint validation of battery passport for AESC's energy storage product using actual data was completed.
The validation confirmed that DENSO's battery passport service is practical for real-world business processes and meets regulatory requirements. The companies plan to extend the effort to automotive traction batteries and global markets.
Why this matters
This validation paves the way for AESC to export energy storage products to the EU, where a battery passport will be mandatory from February 2027, ensuring transparency and sustainability in battery lifecycle management.
Terms in This Story
- ESS
- Energy Storage System, a system that stores electricity for later use to balance supply and demand.
- EU Battery Regulation
- A European law effective August 2023 that mandates sustainability and traceability for batteries, including a battery passport from 2027.
- DPP
- Digital Product Passport, a digital record of a product's lifecycle information such as materials and recyclability.
- Battery Pass Consortium
- A European public-private partnership developing standards for the mandatory battery passport.
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